The mechanism of DNA ejection in the Bacillus anthracis spore-binding phage 8a revealed by cryo-electron tomography

Virology

Volumn 421, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-148

  Fu, Xiaofeng ^a   Walter, Michael H ^b   Paredes, Angel ^a   Morais, Marc C ^c   Liu, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bacteriophage; Base plate; Contractile tail; Cryo electron tomography; DNA ejection; Myoviridae; Phage infection; Tail contraction; Tail sheath

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; CAPSID PROTEIN; SPORE BINDING PHAGE 8A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BINDING SITE; CELL ADHESION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EJECTION; DNA VIRUS; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VIRUS CAPSID;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS PHAGES; CAPSID; CAPSID PROTEINS; DNA, VIRAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; MYOVIRIDAE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VIRAL TAIL PROTEINS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; MIRIDAE; MYOVIRIDAE;

EID: 80455122642     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: 10960341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2011.08.028     Document Type: Article

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